Deep Dive w/Scott: Yoto hacking & CircuitPython2026 Wrap-up

Deep Dive w/Scott: Yoto hacking & CircuitPython2026 Wrap-up

Author: Adafruit Industries January 24, 2026 Duration: 1:06:48
Join Scott as he wraps up #CircuitPython2026, discusses Yoto hacking and tries to answer any questions folks have. 0:00 Getting setup 3:27 hello everyone - welcome to deep dive 4:05 yoto mini player has esp32 - running circuitpython from adafruit.com 6:00 Circuitpython 2026 6:40 CP 2026 on adafruit blog - ideas for CP development this year 7:50 Low Power solutions 8:49 local LLM ( RAG ) and MIDI 11:20 CP OTA ( over the air update ), thread, circuitmatter (over zigbee ), zepher has ethernet support( but not supporting esp32-P4 ) 14:52 web based build system, github runner, LLM code generation 17:12 async support for networking, preemptive RTOS, updating the getting started documentation, testing 24:00 WebDAV / web workflow 26:45 octo probe tentacles 29:00 VS Code may not have a future :-) 30:42 excited bout zephyr and audio support 32:02 Yoto ( yotoplay.com ) 33:20 getting the Yoto Mini "screen" to work - reverse engineering - dc9306 display - embeded json pinout 35:40 yoto booting Circuit python 37:50 speaker and album art on yoto 39:15 CP Web API screen 39:59 explore the on-device MMC card - browse over wifi 41:17 getting board definition for Yoto Player 43:22 mp3 files from bandcamp just play, also amazon has some 45:00 json to board definition - helped get firmware on yoto hardware 50:23 explore es8388 audio data sheet 52:30 claude code / prompt in sublime merge 54:43 updating the file 1:03:30 circuitpython resources 1:05:35 wrap up Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord Subscribe to Adafruit on YouTube: http://adafru.it/subscribe New tutorials on the Adafruit Learning System: http://learn.adafruit.com/ -----------------------------------------

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CircuitPython Weekly Meeting for February 9, 2026 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 50:45
0:00 Housekeeping 03:56 Community News 09:08 State of CircuitPython, Libraries & Blinka 17:03 Hug Reports 20:31 Status Updates 32:24 In the Weeds 49:01 Wrap-up Notes document is available here, with timecodes: https://gi…
Deep Dive w/Scott: LLM Agents + CircuitPython [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:13:50
Join Scott as he recaps his LLM agentful week and how it's changing how he works. He'll also try to answer any questions folks have. Thanks to dcd for time codes! 0:00 Getting started 2:06 Hello Everyone - intro to Deep…
Full-circle Test-driven Firmware Development with OpenClaw [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:58
Ladyada: "I've only had OpenClaw installed on this Raspberry Pi 5 for a couple of days, but boy, have we burned through a lot of tokens and learned a lot. Including what I think is a really fun improvement in my developm…
John Park's CircuitPython Parsec: NeoPixel Starburst on Trellis [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:59
#circuitpythonparsec Create starburst animations on the NeoTrellis M4 using CircuitPython. code example: https://github.com/jedgarpark/parsec/blob/main/2026-01-29/code.py Learn about CircuitPython: https://circuitpython.…
John Park's Workshop Live 2/5/26 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 0:00
John Park's Workshop Live 2/5/26 Projects JPPPoW recap CircuitPython Parsec Learn Guide tool tips gear report and more! Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com ----------------------------------------- L…
3D Hangouts –  Suncatchers and Blooming Rose [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:04:21
This week @adafruit we’re working on a new project featuring 3D printed suncatchers to emulate a stained glass effect. This week’s time lapse features a mechanical blooming rose. Color sensing music player guide: https:/…
SHOW and TELL 2/4/26 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 16:18
To show and share a project at 7:30pm Eastern today, view the chat or in discord https://adafru.it/discord and look for the JOIN link to join. For best results, be on a wired network connection and use a headset and micr…
Open Claw on Raspberry Pi 5 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 12:15
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